M40000-4100-110-CAL-0001

COMPA.IA COMPA.IA MINERA MINE RA CASALE PROJECT Nº M40000 CERRO CASALE PROJECT EPCM

CALCULATION Nº M40000-4100-110-CAL-0001 For 

SULPHIDE ORE PROCESSING OPEX DERIVATION Prepared by

CEJV – Casale EPCM Jo!" Ve!"#$e AMEC - %l#o$   Approved by

Discipline Leader: Functional Leader: Project Engineer:  Area anager!Process anager: Engineering anager: Project anager EP: #lient: Re&'  A

Pierre Lacombe Pierre Lacombe Juan Pablo Klimpel "oberto Aburto Aburto #arlos $arvae% Paul c"ae

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5able 5able 9-+: 5able 5able 9-': 9-': 5able ble 9-0 9-0:: 5able 8-+: 8-+: 5able ble 8-': 8-': 5able 5able 8-0: 5able ble 88-9: 5able 8-8: 8-8: 5able ble 8-2: 8-2: 5able ble 8- 8-:: 5able ble 8-> 8->:: 5able 8-1: 5able 8-+*: 8-+*: 5able ble 8-+ 8-++: 5able ble 8-+' 8-+':: 5able 8-+0: 8-+0: 5able 5able 8-+9: 8-+9: 5able ble 8-+ 8-+8: 8: 5able 5able 8-+2: 5able ble 8-+ 8-+: : 5able ble 8-+ 8-+>: >: 5able ble 8-+1 8-+1::

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5able 5able 9-+: 5able 5able 9-': 9-': 5able ble 9-0 9-0:: 5able 8-+: 8-+: 5able ble 8-': 8-': 5able 5able 8-0: 5able ble 88-9: 5able 8-8: 8-8: 5able ble 8-2: 8-2: 5able ble 8- 8-:: 5able ble 8-> 8->:: 5able 8-1: 5able 8-+*: 8-+*: 5able ble 8-+ 8-++: 5able ble 8-+' 8-+':: 5able 8-+0: 8-+0: 5able 5able 8-+9: 8-+9: 5able ble 8-+ 8-+8: 8: 5able 5able 8-+2: 5able ble 8-+ 8-+: : 5able ble 8-+ 8-+>: >: 5able ble 8-+1 8-+1::

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